Re: [CGUYS] usenet news reader
I read newsgroups (certain specialty newsgroups are quite useful in some technical areas) offline, so I use Newsbin to download the selected items and store them to look at later ...it is quite customizable. My ISP (ATT.net) furnishes newsgroup access included in the price. Seeing newsgroups "go away" would be a great loss. It was the original www when compuserve was king and still attracts those looking for a narrow subject area. -Original Message- From: John Duncan Yoyo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 8:31 PM Subject: Re: usenet news reader I'll throw my two cents in for Agent. I also use their newsfeeds. I really hate the ones that open lots of individual windows. On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Marcio V. Pinheiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agent had newer versions and for about two dollars a month thet > connect you with the newsgroup. > > Marcio > > > > At 06:01 PM 4/18/2008, you wrote: > > > Any body out there still using a standalone usenet news reader? Any > recommendations? I had been using free agent 1.1, but it is a bit old, > so I was wondering what I was missing. Cheap=good, free=better. > > > > I don't really like the web interfaces available for reading them > > on-line. > > > > Thanks, > > Arthur > > > > > > > > * > > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > > * > > > > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] usenet news reader
I thought newsgroups has gone away. silly me! I use the one in Thunderbird. It has the same interface as the mail. Easy, convenient. Not the best, but well bundled, and free. It's pretty much the same as the one we used in Mozilla and Netscape. Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] usenet news reader
I'll throw my two cents in for Agent. I also use their newsfeeds. I really hate the ones that open lots of individual windows. On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Marcio V. Pinheiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agent had newer versions and for about two dollars a month thet connect you > with the newsgroup. > > Marcio > > > > At 06:01 PM 4/18/2008, you wrote: > > > Any body out there still using a standalone usenet news reader? Any > recommendations? I had been using free agent 1.1, but it is a bit old, so I > was wondering what I was missing. Cheap=good, free=better. > > > > I don't really like the web interfaces available for reading them on-line. > > > > Thanks, > > Arthur > > > > > > * > > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > > * > > > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] usenet news reader
Agent had newer versions and for about two dollars a month thet connect you with the newsgroup. Marcio At 06:01 PM 4/18/2008, you wrote: Any body out there still using a standalone usenet news reader? Any recommendations? I had been using free agent 1.1, but it is a bit old, so I was wondering what I was missing. Cheap=good, free=better. I don't really like the web interfaces available for reading them on-line. Thanks, Arthur * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] usenet news reader
Nothing else even comes close to Agent (the paid version, not Free Agent). It's not very expensive. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] usenet news reader
I thought newsgroups has gone away. silly me! mike wrote: When I had a provider that actually provided this service I used xnews. It was handy with binaries, I didn't do a lot of just reading. For that you might look at mozilla Thunderbird, I find that to be a small fast usenet/RSS client. I've never really used it for email. I like it's interface for usenet and RSS which is the same as the interface for email. Are you using your ISP or a third party for news? Google? When I had cable, the ISP had suddenly decided to go from a 5 day retention to I believe more like 5 hours, the whole thing became useless. Qwest offers even less, no usenet unless you pay an extra 10 bux and their retention is near zero...no POP either. Can you believe that? An ISP that doesn't offer email or news? MIke On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Arthur Poudrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Any body out there still using a standalone usenet news reader? Any recommendations? I had been using free agent 1.1, but it is a bit old, so I was wondering what I was missing. Cheap=good, free=better. I don't really like the web interfaces available for reading them on-line. Thanks, Arthur * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] usenet news reader
When I had a provider that actually provided this service I used xnews. It was handy with binaries, I didn't do a lot of just reading. For that you might look at mozilla Thunderbird, I find that to be a small fast usenet/RSS client. I've never really used it for email. I like it's interface for usenet and RSS which is the same as the interface for email. Are you using your ISP or a third party for news? Google? When I had cable, the ISP had suddenly decided to go from a 5 day retention to I believe more like 5 hours, the whole thing became useless. Qwest offers even less, no usenet unless you pay an extra 10 bux and their retention is near zero...no POP either. Can you believe that? An ISP that doesn't offer email or news? MIke On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Arthur Poudrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any body out there still using a standalone usenet news reader? Any > recommendations? I had been using free agent 1.1, but it is a bit old, so I > was wondering what I was missing. Cheap=good, free=better. > > I don't really like the web interfaces available for reading them on-line. > > Thanks, > Arthur > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] usenet news reader
Any body out there still using a standalone usenet news reader? Any recommendations? I had been using free agent 1.1, but it is a bit old, so I was wondering what I was missing. Cheap=good, free=better. I don't really like the web interfaces available for reading them on-line. Thanks, Arthur * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
